The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-09 00:00:00

OYAL ITALIAN OPERA, LL Covent-garden. There will in this week be five opera nights, viz.. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and batarday. Extra Night. Mdlle. Adelina Patti ; Signori li,neoni, Ciampi, and Mario. THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), June the 9th, Rossint's Opera, JL BARBIERE Dl S IGLIA. Rosina, Mdile. Adelina Patti; Bertha, Madame Tag, iafico ; Figaro, Signor Ronconi ; Bartolo, Signor Ciampi ; Basilio, 6ignor Tagliatieo; Korello, Signor Polonini ; bargente, Signor Rossl ; and A Imaviva, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre tits Is, 108. &1., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre.:23. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is epee from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellQrs' and FIEATRE ROYAL A YMARKET, Sole Lessee and Mankzer, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. After which, DAVID CAI - HUCK. Messrs. Sothern, Chlppealaie, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, 11 . eatheoby, &c. ; MesdAmes Snowden, Nelly Moore, Eitzwilliam. After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs.. Compton, Wm. Farrell, Cue. &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Ilellykower, hill, Wright, ItNers, &c. To conc.ude with AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. The Weather—Sun Office, 'line 9, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock .. 71 Barometer-29.79. WIND —S.W. ; fine. Lord Elgin's Last Days The current number of the North British Review, which is one of great ability and variety, coo:,ains I long article on the character of the late Lord Elgin, under the title of "Lord Elgin Ia l‘le.noriam." Judging from internal evidence, it is supposed to be from the per of the Duke of Argyle. We extract from it the following interesting, and, in pirts, affecting account of the last days of the late Guyer. nor-General of India : ~. __.-~- gtr.;) • !_F (frail 4 }ll HER MAJESTY, I3ALMOP.AL, JUNE 6. The Queeo, with their Royal Highnesses tt Princess Helena and Princess Beatrice, went out i the morning, and drove in the afternoon with the Royal Highnesses the Princess LrAningen and grit cess Louise to the Lynn of Dec. The eecounts of the Duke of Coburg's health at unfounded. His .Royal Highness has werely bee suffering from an attack of neuralgia. WINDSOR CASTEE, JUNE 8• The Queen,uccompanied hy their ito7alHigtinetsf Princess Helena, Princess Prix; Leopold an Princessßeatrice,PrinceLeining e n, and thePrinceE Alberta of Leiningen,left 13,11 moral ye9terday at hall past twelve o'clock, and arrived at IVindsor Castlt this morning at nine. The suite in attendance con sisted of Lady Churchill, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce Lieutenant-General the Hon. 0. Grey, Mrs. arc Miss Grey, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Mr. Buff, and Mr. Sahl. The Queen and Princess Louis of Hesse drove onl this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, arrived at the Castle yesterday from Portemotu h. The Prince and Princess Louis of HOSSO and the Princess Victoria of Hesse also arrived at the Clstle, attended by Baroness von Grainy, Captain von Wes• terweller, and Dr. Weber. Departure of the Court from Balmoral. The Queen and the royal family and attendants left Balmoral on Tuesday at 12 30 p.m. Tae royal party drove in earn iages to Aboyne, changing horses ,s usual at Balloter. The weather, which in the morning had been dark and dull, having by that rime cleared, with strong though fitful sunshine and bracing wind, made the drive a very pleasant one. There were along with her M.Ljesty the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold. The Prince and Princess of Leiningen, with their infant daughter the Princess ATherta, also annum' panied tle Queen, and there were in attendance General Grey, Lady Churchill, Mrs Bruce, Colonel Liddell, Sze. The train was timed to leave Aboyne at 2.32, but it started a couple of minutes late; Mr Duncan, chairman of the directors of the comps* and several of his fellow directors, accompanied the train. Ferrybill, Aberdeen, was reached at 3. 37, being three nainules within the hour. Here, as w ell as at Aboyne, a considerable aseemblage had wet to greet the Queen. During the stoppage o f the carriages the blind on the door of ber MajestY'S carriage was drawn, and the royal occupant showed herself to the spectators, bowing repeatedly to their respectful cheers. Dr Matthew, Col. Christie, end Mr Birnie, directors of the Scottish North-Eastern Railway, having taken their places in the carriage , the train moved on, after a stay of five minutes. The royal train entered the general station, Perth, at 6.16 p.m., being two minutes before the time at which was expected to arrive. On the train stopping, her M;j _sty, the princesses and princes, and suite, were conducted to the roans prepared for their accommodation, and in which they partook of dinner. Her Alai •sty and the younger branches of the royal family s eeme d to be to perfect health, and, judging from the appear . Lace, of the royal parts, their short soj mrn in the Highlands hal been productive of the most lwnefi . cial effecti. The Queen was dressed in mourning, but the princesses wore light summer dresses. Her jesty was received on the platform by several direc tors of the Scottish Central and North Elsterr rail- ways. On the Quee❑ leaving the royal carriage, ,And while creaming the platform to the rooms in which din ner was prepared, h er Mhjesty most cordially shook hands with Lady Lucy Grant, as did also the Princess Helena. According to previs ous arrangement, the Duchess Dowager of Attic)le, accompanied by Miss Macgregor, arrived at the Genera! Station, Perth, at. 4 a.m., for the purpose of having an interview with her Majesty. The inter view between the Queen and the duchess took place in the boardroom of the Scottish North-Eastern Railway directors. On her Majesty crossing the platform to the royal carriage she was enthusiasti cally cheered, and, on the royal train moving cff, the plaudits were of the most vociferous character. l'here was a large number of the citizens of Perth o) the platform, but there was no military guard of honour. Commence at 7. ipp OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLET THIS EVENING (Thursday). Claudius, Mr. Emery; Polonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan ; Laertes, Mr. C. Vanden ; Horatio, Mr. J. G. Shore . - First Gravedigger, Mr. H. ' Widdicomb • Osric, Mr. F. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntyre, F. Morton, Raymond, Mom!and, Clifford, Edmonds, Wall bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Mies M Henrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elsworthy. The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open at half -past 7, and Hamlet C01:11- Lences at 8. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining, THIS EVENING will be performed a new and original Drama, by R. Slous, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW. Mr. D. Murray, D. Fisher, .T. W. Ray, J. Nelson, Am ; Miss Stafford and Jktiss Caroline Carson. Alter which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Louts and Fabien dei Franchi, Mr. Vining ; Chateau Ren a ud, M r. Walter Lacy. NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, Solo Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster. Last Three Nights of Ihe Great Tragediene, Miss Bateman, in the character of LEAH. THIS EVENING,an apropos Sketch, SHAKESPEARE'S ROUSE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, It. Phillips, Stephenson. Af er which, at 8, LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported by Mess hensonrs. A. Stirling, It. Phillip s , Bi li i ngtun, Stuart, Eburne, Step ; mrs. To conclude with THE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Toole P. Bedford, rt. homer, Miss liroolg,ar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. HISS BATEMAN as LEAH.—LA ST THREE NIGHTS of the Great Tragedienne in her original character of the Jewish Maiden, in which she has apl.eared bAore crowded, fashionable, and deligoted audiences every evening for the past e,ght months. The great attractiveness of this closing series of representations render it necessary to secure seats at once, as tli box book is being rapidly fl led. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. tinder the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. rowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by Dion Boucicault ,Esq., every Evening. Re-engagement of those ce ebraeed and popular artistes, Mr. an i Mrs. Charles Mathew's. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. o. Clarke, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. F. iiobinson. Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. :simms, 3liss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss 'Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling,. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WE °DING. Miss Herbert. At a quarter beforeS, an entirely new and original Comedy in 5 acts, by Dion Boucicault, entitled THE FOX CHACE . Characters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Cham'er laine ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, and Mlss Henrietta Simms (her first appearance here). At 10, OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. Mr. Charles Mathews and Mr. Frank matthews. To conclude with SHAKE HANDS M. J. Clarke; Ails! Fanny Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING. THE SILENT SYSTEM. Followed by THE MAID OF HONOUR. Miss Ada bwanborough. After which, 3 IAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, .Ec. ; Misses Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE RESCUE. Mr. Thoru6. Commence at 7. JAY'S, The London General Mourning Warehouse, 217, 249, and 2.;1, Regent-street. June 1, 1861, MOSES AND SON • respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest faurics are combined with the latest and most fashionable nesigns, and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON give particular attention to this important branch of their business, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices Are such as most satisfy the most economical. Tnis depart ment is in a nistinct part of the premises, which will be Lund a great conv,nience for ladies and children, MOSES AND SON E• respectfully invi:e public attention to their large and well-assorted SPRING STOCK. 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Spe. hilly imported from Paris for JAY'S, The London General Mourning Warehouse, 247, 249, and 2.51, Regent-street. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1864. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars Der.—Morning, sh. s m. —Afternoon, sh. 22m. to - moaßow.-Morning, sh. 43m.—Afternoon, sh. 58m. , -.07,,4v" fa i t% ow 4414 v LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1864. The Government is certainly not fortunate this week, but according to the old adage, that troubles never come single, they appear to have a perfect run of ill-luck. We must admit, however, that their misfortunes were in every case richly deserved. The debate on Monday, whose tone was so an favourable to the Ministry, and in which Lord PALMERSTON himself showed to signal disadvantage, was indise putably brought upon them by the more than sus picions attitude they are assuming with respect to Danish affairs. The defeat respecting the National Gallery was a discomfiture with which they will not find many sympathisers, and the decisive, though less conspicuous, adverse majority which followed it on Tuesday, was also well merited from . their per. sistence in delaying a measure calculated to effect much public good fo r some reasons b est known to I themselves. -It has unfortunately been too often found that Radicalism evaporates with surprising rapidity on the Treasury Bench, and probably if Mr. ERNEST JONES were made Prime Minister tomor row, his views respecting the charter would be very considerably modified. In accordance with this rule Mr. MILNER GIBSON finds the atmosphere of the Board of Trade by no means suitable for the main tenance of dangerously practical views, and he too has joined the long list of political special pleaders who find it so easy to oppose all measures of actual reform by voluminous arguments and unsound logic. Accordingly we find the right hon. President of the Board of Trade joining Sir GEORGE GREY, in active opposition to a very useful proposal. The real secret of the Ministerial hostility to Mr. CAIRD'S resolu- tion, in favour of a system of collecting and publish ing the agricultural statistics of the country, is pro bably to be found in their reluctance to offend the country electors so near the coming struggle at the hustings. Why else should a scheme so manifestly advantageous to the public, so often eulogised by men of standing and influence, and even some 20 years ago made the subject of a resolution by Mr. M. GIBSON himself, meet with so churlish a recep tion from the Treasury Bench ? Mr. CAIRD moved simply—`` That in the opinion of this House the collection and early publication of the agricultural Statistics of Great Britain would be advantageous to the public interest." He had naturally views of his own as to the best tray of effecting this object, but although he laid them before the House, he did not press them upon it. He contented him self with moving the exact resolution as we have quoted it, leaving, it would seem, no loophole by which any one who professedly approved of the principle contained in it could possibly escape from its support. Yet specious reasons were not want ing, nor ready words to cover the Ministerial de fection. The chief arguments were, first, that it would be difficult to carry out any scheme for col lecting the required statistics; secondly, that such statistics, when obtained, could not be relied on. Other objections were raised as to the expense, the men to be employed on the service of inquiry, the manner of collection, the extent of ground to be re gistered, the dislike of the farmers to the plan, and so on. All these objections appear, however, on close inquiry, to have been considerably overstated. The farmers, it is plain, will really profit very much by an accurate knowledge of the state of the agricultural prospects throughout the country. The more comprehensive and accurate the information which a man obtains about his trade the better for his fortunes, and we are con• vinced that the more intelligent and experienced of our farmers would readily admit that an increase of knowledge would be very beneficial to their into. rests. In all other trades and professions men strive to be fully informed of the condition of their special branch of industry throughout the country ; why, then, should a farmer, whose prospects are naturally so variabie and uncertain, shrink from obtaining that information which he needs above all others. As was said in the course of the debate the other evening, the great corn-dealers have agents who travel from north to south to procure them such information, and it is surely to the ad vantage of the farmer to be placed on an equality with his customer in that respect. It cannot be to the profit of the seller to know less of the state of his own trade than the buyer does. Such a condi tion of affairs would be ridiculed in any other busi ness. Then as to the obstacles put in the way of collecting and publishing such statistics, they can hardly be of a very formidable nature. Our officials are not usually so incapable of executing any labour that they may undertake, and it seems that the Registrar-General has expressed his conviction of being able to collect the required information with a comparatively small outlay. The expense to which some hon. members attached so much importance is not to be considered in a matter of this nature, when information so nearly affecting the public welfare is to be obtained. But the real amount demanded can hardly be very serious, and it is little more than an artificial ex cuse for opposition. The probable inaccuracy of the returns, about which a good deal was said, is a matter of pure conjecture, and there is no clear r eason why these r eturns should be less reliable than any others of a similar character. Mr. GAUD'S suggestion of taking a sample di s t r i c t i n various parts of the countryserveisa practical a n d mo d erate measure, and as a good introduction to a more enlarged measure. It might serve to dispel prejudice and to modify opposition, W h ile the ob. jections raised as to the inquisitorial nature of th e returns would be avoided, since the names of the owners of the sample land need not be known. CAIRD prop oses to ta k e 15 sam pl e districts for th e whole of Great Britain, those districts containing 1,500,000 acres, representing, as he calculated, about one.tenth of the cultivated surface of the kingdom ; and if such returns were taken according to the maps of the Ordnance sur• vey, the officer taking the Ordnance map of 100,000 acres, and filling up that map as cultivated, need not know the name of a single farm or farmer. Other speakers showed that the districts could be selected according to geological principles, so that a fair estimate might be made Mr. GIBSON'S opposition to this proposal on account of alleged discrepancies between the average of the typical counties in Ireland and Scotland and the produce of the rest of these countries, was by no means well founded, since his own statistics showed that the typical counties at least represented the fact of increased or decreased produce accurately. The one hon. member went so far as to say that he could not see why a farmer's should be inquired into more than a shopkeeper' s stock, forgetting that a shopkeeper's stock only concerns himself, whereas the account of A farmer's produce affects the whole community. It is highly satisfactory that the reso lution was carried as a precedent for future times, since we have little hopes of seeing it embodied in a practical measure by our present supine adminis tration: Whatever faults may have been committed in the way of omission, or whatever strictures may be passed on the Legislature for inattention to matters of consequence to the country, at all events the Penal Servitude Question will not be classed in the fatal category. It has received care and attention from all degrees and classes, and both Houses have allowed it to engross a due share of their time. In the discussion that took place in the House of Lords the other evening some of the difficulties of the case were again brought forward, and the pros and cons of the measure urged with more or less success. Lord HOUGHTON moved an amendment that had far its object to do away with the plan proposed of making it incumbent on the ticket-of. leave man to report himself to the police once a month. His lordship spoke with great earnestness on the point ; but, notwithstanding his fluent argu ments, it must appear on consideration that the proposal, if apparently harsh, is yet a necessary one. Lord CARNARVON, who is a good authority on such matters, is a strenuous advocate for the retention of the police supervision, and the reasons that he adduces in support of his views seem to be very comprehensive and to bear reference to the most vital interests of the community, and in the end to show that the stern measure of justice meted out will be the most merciful treatment that the unhappy individual himself can receive. Lord CARNARVON explained that to carry out the change proposed nearly all the effect of the numerous dis cussions that had taken place would be done away with, as the ten changes introduced by the measure of the Secretary of State could easily be recalled after the fancy of a successor, and thus we should insensibly glide back to our former inefficient sys tem. This is a most cogent reason for agreeing to the new regime, for it is imperatively necessary that all the alterations that take place in our prison discipline should be fixed on some firm basis, and be rendered secure from change and free from in. novation. It would have the most effect upon the men themselves, and on their associates who have not yet been convicted, if the idea obtains among them that, after all, legislation in their affairs is a very doubtful case, and that after much outcry they are left pretty much in statu quo. - What if some sharp-witted one assures the others that, no matter how stern or severe certain innovators of the System may be, there will always rise up some friend at the last to rescue them from the extreme penalty and obtain that care and consideration which have for so long been shown to them. Such a notion becoming prevalent would ruin all future attempts at discipline. It will never do for these unruly spiri:s to think that they are beyond all management, and that, rather than adopt coercive measures to a great extent, we are willing to let things take their chance, and allow them virtually to get the better of us. Lord CARNARVON was also very happy in his exposure of the fallacy of Lord HOUGHTON'S argument as to the infringe• ment of the rights of the subject, He showed that these convicts had no right to liberty, bat were permitted as an act of grace to be at large for a season. Finally, he put the case in its true light by saying that " the only way to get rid of the evils of an irregular and objections ble espionage was to establish a regular system of responsible police supervision." This will obviate the necessity of petty interference, and of minor arrangements which militate against carrying oat its original intentions. It should be recollected that when these convicts are constantly giving the excuse that it is the persecution of the police that has driven them into crime again ; but if such be the case, in some isolated instances, it cannot be the cause of so many reconvictions as are constantly occurring. Another plea for the adoption of this system is that in Ireland where it has been tried fer some time, the most satisfactory results have taken place, and neither have there been vehement assertions, indignant protests, or scepti cal suggestions against its continuance, such as have abounded in this country ever since any men tion was made of a plan to curtail the licenses now permitted to convicts outside the prison walls, and to render more severe the discipline that prevails in the interior of these establishments. It is never too late to mend, is a very old but at the same time a very wise saying, •and it cannot be too forcibly applied to this question before us, that we have failed utterly and unmistakeably in our mode of dealing with these desperate characters, and the chief cause of annoyance is that it is so very diffi cult to make the majority of persons understand the question in its innate importance and vast con sequences. A sort of morbid sentimentality seems to prevail, and while pity is thrown away upon the criminal, justice is r.ot rendered to his victims, nor to the society whose peace he endangers and whose property he imperils—all mistaken excitement is productive of evil consequences, and if half of the superabundant energy and enthusiasm that is ex pended on the state of the culprit were bestowed upon struggling honesty and poverty, and on suffering virtue in trouble or sickness, how diffe rent would the state of society become, and how far more equitably would its laws be adjusted. There is no reason why the offender should be neglected or despised ; let all available means be adopted to bring him back to the paths of recti tude and honesty, but that desideratum can never be gained ,by blameable indulgences and scanty supervision. The measure now before the House may very likely not solve the difficulty of the complicated question, bat at all events it goes some way in the right road, it brings the prisoners under a better mode of discipline, and seems to provide some means f r holding a check over them when they are left to take care of themselves for a time. In the event of this suggestion of police supervision not answering, there will be additional cause to regret the hasty decision of the Govern ment, not to allow a greater number of transporta tions to places where the difficulties that abound here cannot intrude to mar the progress of a reme dial measure. The Archbishop of Canterbury had a dinner party the other evening at Lambeth Palace. The Duchess of Somerset left the First Lord's official residence at the Admiralty on Monday, to pass a week at Bulstrode, Buck , . The Duchess of Sutherland has left Stafford House, St James's, for Trentham, Staffordshire. The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland left town for Cliefden, near Maidenhead, after attending the nuptials of Lord and Lady Frederick Cavendish. The Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and the Countess of Uxbridge have arrived at the St George's Hotel. The Right Hon. C. Fortescue and Frances Countess Waldegrave entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in Carlton -gardens, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess Grey, the, Earl and Countess Sowers, the Earl and Co untess of Morley and Lady Katherine Parker, Lord and Lady Skelmertdale, Lord and Lady Claremont, the Bishop of Oxford, Lady Georgians Bertie, Mr and Lady Horatia Wardlaw, Sir Henry Cotterrell, Mr Hayward, and Mr 'Wm. Harcourt. The Earl and Countess of Cawdor had a dinnei - party yesterday evening at their residence in South AudlEy street. Among the company wore Lord Redesdale, Lord and Lady Cremorce, Lord and Lady Chesharo, Lord Honhton, Sir Robert Brownrigg, Hon. G. Cavendish, Sir J , Frederik sad /•ady Love, Mr kOADQULY. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] RUSSIA. Termination of the War in the Caucasus, ST. PE I'ERSBURG, JUNE 8. _ _ A despatch from the Grand Doke Michael announces that the war in the Caucasus is now terminated, and that no more tribes remain to be conquered. The Moscow and Sebastopol Railway. ST. PETERSBURG , JUNE _ 8. It is asserted that a contract has been definitively concluded by Mr. Hope, the manager of the Inter national Financial Company of London, with the Russian Government for the construction of the Moscow and Sebastopol Railway. The works are to be commenced in the course of ,his year. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 9. The Hamburg American Company's stutuiship Germania, with the English, French, and Getman mails, has a rr i ve d. Sh e b r i ngs 13 passengers for Havre, 38 for Southampton, and 122 for Hamburg. The Germania left New York at 4 a,m. on the 29th, having been detained in getting over the bur of the harbour. On the sth inst., in lat. 48 57 N., long. 26.46 W., she spoke the British barque Liverpool Packet; on the 6 . h inst., in let. 49 N., long. 2013 W., the British barque Parsee ; and on the Bth, off the Liz ird, the Dutch ship Pre• sident van Rickevorse. The Germania brings no specie. Her news has been anticipated. Increased Taxation by the Metropolitan Board of Worm. Yesterday the Representative Vestry of St. Pan• eras assembled at the Vestry Hall, Camden Town (Mr Churchwarden Robson in the chair), for the purpose of electing a member to represent Sr. Pan cras at the Metropolitan Board, in the room of Mr Francis Healey, J.P., who ceased to bo so by effiuxion of time. Mr J. R. Collins moved, and Mr H. Ferrer seconded, the re-election of Mr Healey, which was carried unanimously in a very full board. Mr HEALEY, in thanking the vestry for this renewal of their confidence, referred to the various measures before the Metropolitan Board, tending to increase the taxation of the metropolitan ratepayers, but also the many others which he said were " looming in the dis tance." A bill had passed through Parliament for the establishment of a park for Bermondsey. Then there was the Fire Brigade and Fire Escape Bill. Again, there was the scheme of Alderman Salmons for throwing open Southwark and Water • loco bridges, as well as schemes for various other improvements, the whole of which would involve a large amount of additional taxation if they were carried out. He and his colleagues had done their best to check this onward increase, and would con tinue to do so, but they required support. (Hear.) Mr. SILAS TAYLOR, the other member for St. Pancras at the Metropolitan Board, said the mem bers of that board, who desired to cirry out eco nomy and check the onward march of taxation, could do nothing unless they were firmly backed up by the vestries and district boards. He moved a resolution expressive of the alarm with which that vestry viewed the proposed increase of the rates of the metropolis, not only with reference to public ►mprovements, and especially for Southwark, Park lane, the fire brigade, and the bill for purchasing Southwark and Waterloo-bridges, and calling upon Parliament to place the horse and carriage duties levied on the metropolis at the disposal of the Me tropolitan Board for such purposes, and not further tax the ratepayers. The resolution further called upo❑ other vestry and district boards to co•operat'e in aiding the Metropolitan Board to sustain this concession. Mr. Taylor added that there had been a pressure attempted to be put on the Metropolitan Board to expend £lBO,OOO on improvements in Park-lane, which would cost St. Pancras about .£14,000; and if the purchase of the bridges scheme were carried ont, it would in the 20 years tax them £70,000 or £BO,OOO. Mr. PARNESS seconded the resolution, and said if they did not stop the Metropolitan Board it would go on clipping their wings till they Should have nothing to do but find the money. Mr. Ross did not oppose Air. Taylor's motion, but thought it would be more effective in tLe first place to confine it to the fire brigade. The centralisation of the Metropolitan Board was be coming intolerable, and the parishes could manage their local fire brigades far better than the Metro politan Board. He should move to call upon the borough members to oppose the Fire Brigade Biil. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was put and carried unanimously. The Right of Meeting in the Parks. Yesterday afternoon the committee of the metro politan electors appointed to confer with the mem bers for the metropo,itan boroughs as to the right of the Government to prohibit peaceable public meetings in the parks, assembled in the Tea-room of the House of Commons, for the purpose of receiv ing a report drawn up by the legal gentlemen con nected with the committee. Mr EDMOND BEALES, M.A., Was called to the chair, and after a few introductory remarks, read a long and elaborate report treating of the rights formerly and now possessed by the Crown over what were called the Royal Parks. The report stated that all personal rights over the parks pos sessed by the Crown, and all revenues arising therefrom, had been given up in 1701, and the parks dedicated to the use of the people, with certain restrictions, none of which related to public meetings, in return for a fixed payment from the Consolidated Fund, now forming part of the Royal civil list. The management of the parks was then vested in a commission, the Chief Commissioner being paid out of the public moneys, and all ex penses of the parks being also paid from the same source. The report recited various Acts of Parlia ment relating to these transactions, and then went on to say that no Act could be found upon the statute book conferring either upon the Home Se cretary, the Chief Commissioner of Works, or the Commissioner of Police the power of preventing peaceable public meetings in these parks. As to the right of the people to meet in what were ll the Parli a m entary parks, such as the Re ca t's get Park, Primrose Victoria Park &. - 4, it st oo d on a foundati on b eyon d dispute. , Considerable discussion followed the reading of the report, in which Mr. Locke, M.P., Mr. Whal ey, M.P., Major Richards, Capt. Rogers, Mr. Nicoolay, Mr. Westerton, Mr. Shaen, and other gentlemeh took part, and ultimately it was resolved, on the motion of Major Richards, seconded by,Mr. Wes . - tenon, "That the report read by Mr. &ales' be printed, and proofs supplied to every member of the committee previous to its final adoption, end before the metropolitan members are asked to take action upon the subject." A vote of thanks to the 0184A:tan having been passed, the committee adjourned. EXTREMES OF HEAT AND COLD._Near Esthwaite Lake, on the 19th May, the heat in the shade reached 89 degrees, and on the 31st the cold was down to three degrees below freezing. Snow was three inches deep on the top of Hellvellyn yesterday week. YANKEE BRASS. —The editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, lately arrested for hoaxing the New York papers, by a pretended 'Reclamation of President Lincoln, has addressed the following letter to the _Eagle, from the walls of Lafayette :—" Dear Eagle,—ln the language of the magnificent' Vestiali, lam here.' I think I shall stay here, at least till I get out, Perhaps you are surprised at my sudden departure; so was I. But I received a pres sing invitation from General Dix to come down here, which I did not feel at liberty to decline, so I didn't. Bob Murray brought the invitation, Bob Murray is United States mar shal, and he marshalled me the way I should go ; so I thought it best to go it. Bob is a nice man; he has a very taking way with him ; but I wouldn't recommend you to cultivate his acquaintance." MACKEREL. —The Cornish fishery for the week ending on Monday last was again very productive, and mackerel, largein size and excellent in quality, continue to be in plentiful supply in the county. Large quantities were sent by rail to London and elsewhere, and the curing process was carried on somewhat extensively. Employment was thus given to a considerable number of poor people, of both sexes, who are by no means illiberally paid for their work. The St. Ives boats fur the week were, as has been the case for some time past, the most fortunate, the catches of the Mount's Bay and other fleets being comparatively small. In the early part of the week the catches off St. 'yes fiVerag6d 2,000 per boat; price 10s to 19s per six score. On Wednesday the largest catch was about 1,500 ; price 16s. On Thursday the average was again 2,1)00; price 16s to 183. Good luck did not desert the fishermen on Friday, the avera ge b e i ng 2,000. The supply of fi,l2 had now be come very lar ge , and prices consequently gave way, the quotations being lls to 15s. Some difficulty was on experi enced in getti ng rid of the fish in reasonable time. Saturday th e l ocal markets were all well stocked, and mackerel was retailed, in good condition, at 8, 10, and 11 for a shilling. On Monday the catches were not large, On the 6th of November, Dr Macrae came the conclu sion that the illness was mot tal. This intelligence, which he communicated at once to Lord Elgin, was received with a calmness and forth ude which never deserted him through nil the scenes which followed. When once he had satisfied him self, by minute inquiries from Dr Macrae, of the taus state of the case, after one deep, earnest, heartfelt regret that he should thus suddenly be parted front those nearest and dearest, at whom his lie was of such inestimable importance, and that he should be removed just as he had prepared him self to benefit the people committed to his charge, he steadily set his face heavenward. He was startled, he was awed; ho felt it " hard, hsrd, to believe that his life was c.tndenaned," but there was nit look ing backward. Of the officers of his staff he took an affec tionate leave on that day. "It is well," he said to one of them, " that I should die in harness." And thenceforth he saw no one habitually, except Dr Macrae, who combined with his medical ekilt the tenderness ancl devotion at Once of a friend and ot a pastor, his attached secretary, Mr Thur low, who had rendered him the most faithful services, not only through the period, of his Indian vice-royalty, but during his last mission to China; and her who had shared his every thought, and whose courageous spirit now rose above the weakness of the fragile frame, equal to the great ness of the calamity, and worthy of him to whom, by night and day, she constantly ministered. On the following day the clergyman whom he had ordered to be summoned, and for whose arrival he waited with much anxiety, reached Dhurmsala, and administered the Holy Communion to himself and those with hint. "We are now entering on a new Communion," he had said that morning, "the Living and the Dead," and his spirit then appeared ter master pain and weakness, and to sustain him in a holy calm during the ceremony and for a few hours afterwards. "It la a comfort," he whispered, " to have laid aside all the cares of this world, and put myself in the hands of God ;" and he was able to listen at intervals to favourite passages from the New Testament. That evening closed in with an aggra vation of suffering. It was the evening of the seventeenth anniversary of his wedding day. On the following morning, Lady Elgin, with his approval, rode up to the cemetery at Dhurmsala to select a spot for his grave, and he gently expressed pleasure when told of the quiet and beautiful aspect of toe spot chosen, with the glorious view of the snowy range towering above, and the wide prospect of hill and plain below, The days and nights of the fortnight which followed were a painful alternation of severe suffering and rare intervals of comparative tranquillity. They were soothed by the never-failing devotion of those that were always at hand to read to him or to re ceive his remarks. He often asked to hear chosen chapters from the Book of Isaiah (as the 40th and sGth), sometimes murmuring over to himself any striking verses that they contained, and at other times repeating, by heart favourite Psalms, which recalled to him an early feat of his youth, when he had translated into Greek the 137th Psalm—" By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept." At times he delighted to hear his little girl, who had been the constant companion of his travels, repeat some of Keble's hymns, especially those on the festivals of St. John the Evangelist, and of the Holy Innocents. Years ago he had prided himself in having been the first to introduce into Scotland "The Christian Year," which he brought as a student from Oxford, where the first edition —first ot its seventy-seven editions—had just appeared. H.,w touching a reward-to him—how touching a tribute to the enduring piety and genius of its venerable author, that after the lapse of so long a tract of time to both —of quiet pastoral life and eager controversies for the one ; of diplomacy and government, war and shipwreck, and travels from hemi sphere to hemisphere for the other—that fountain of early devotion should remain still fresh and pure to soothe his dying hours. Until his strength failed him he was carried at times into the verandah, and showed by words and looks his constant admiration at the grand evidences of God's power and good ness in the magnificence of the scene before him; and on one such occasion was delighted with the sublime descrip Lion of the wonders of nature in the 38th and 39th chapters of the Book of Job. At times he was able to enter into conversation and argument on serious subjects. When under the pressure of his sufferings he was one night entreating to bo released—" Oh that God would in mercy come and take me I"—Dr Macrae reminded him of the dread ot pain and death which seemed to ne expressed in the account of the Agony of Gethsemane, and he appeared to find much cam tort in the thought, repeiting once or twice that he had not seen it in this light betore, and several times saying with fervour, "Not my will, but Thme be done." At other times he could even be fed, by way of steadyitgg Lis wandering thoughts amidst the distraction of restless ness, to fix them on his school and college days, to tell anecdotea of his hard reading, or to describe the visit to Oxford of his venerable friend Dr. Chalmers. Ha dwelt in this way on a sermon of Dr, Chalmers' at Glasgow, which he remembered even in detail, and tram which he quoted some eloquent passages, bringing out the general scspe of the sermon, to the effect that, rather than teach men to hate this bad world, we should weal them to love and look no to a better one, It will naturally be understood that long converse was really impossible. As occasions rose, a few words were breathed, an apps opriate verse quoted, and a few minutes were all that could be given at any one time to discourse upon it. It is characteristic of Hs strong, cheerful faith, even dur ing those last trying moments, that he on one occasion asked to have the more supplicatory, penitential Psalms exchanged for those of praise and thanksgiving in which he joined, knowing them already by heart, and in the same strain of calm yet triumphant hope, he whispered to himself on the night when his alarming state was first made known to him, " Hallelujah I the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. We shall all meet again." That thought was raised to its highest pitch by the sight of a portrait of a beloved son, who had died in England during his absence. It arrived in the close of those sad days. He recognised it: at otzied,' with a burst of tenderness and delight which at once lifted his mind above the Buffeting ct his mortal iiluees. Again and again he desired to see it, and to speak of it, with the fixed conviction that he and his "angel boy," as he called hint, would soon meet in a better world. " Ohl,,vshen. shall Ibe with you " You know where he is ;we elite-all go to him ;he is happy," Every care had lbeen taken for the public interests, and for the interests of those still nearer and dearer to him. He laid the most solemn charge on his faithful secretary to conduct Lady Eight home on her mournful and solitary voyage. Ile had given to Dr Macrae with the tenderest marks of affection, a tuzquois ring---" We have had a long struggleetogether ; keep this in memory of it." He had dictated a telegram to the Queen resigning his office, with a request that his successor might be immediately appointed, With this exception, public affairs seem to have faded from hiS mind. " I must resign myself to doing no work. I have not sufficient control over my though's. I have washed my hands of it all." But it was remarkable that -as the end drew nearer, the keen sense of public duts once more flashed up within him, Is was on the 19th that he could not help expressing his wonder what was meant by his long lingering ; and once, halt wandering, he whispered, " If I did not die, I might go to Lahore, and early out the original programme." Later on in the day he sent for Mr. Thurlow, and desired that a me: sage should be Ben , through Sir Chutes Wood, expressive of his love and devotion to the Queen, and of his determination to do his work to the last possible moment. His voice, faint and inauttible at first, gained strength with the earnestness of the words which came forth as it direct Irma his heart, and which, as soon as pronounce t, left him prostrate with the exertion. Ho begged, at the same time, that his " best blessing" might be sent to the Secretaries ot the Indian Government, and also a private message to Sir Charles Wood in England. These were his last public acts. A few words and looks of intense affect ion for his wiN and chill were all that escaped him afterwards. One more Light of agonised restlessness, followed by an almost sudden close of the long struggle, and a few moments of perfect calm, and his spirit was re leased, Ilia death was on the 20th of November, and ou the 21st he \sits privately buried, at his own request, on the spot selected beforehand. SALE OF THE PRESENTATION PLATE OF MR. G. V. BROOKE.--Yesterday afternoon Messtb. Christie, Manton, and Woods sold at their great sale rooms, King. street, St. James's, the gold and silver plate presented at various times to Mr. G. V. Brooke, the eminent tragedian. The following are the principal articles sold, with the prices realised:—A richly-chased solid gold goblet, on stand of the same, 340 z, 18dwt., inscribed " Presented to G. V. Brooke by his irieuds and admirers in Melbourne, March 19 1856"—£120—a beautiful candelabrum, with branches for six lights and frosted figures of a nymph and satyr on shaped plinth with extra scen ces, a b out 185 ounces, " To G. V. Brooke, from bis friends in Sydney, New South Wales, in acknowledgment of hi 3 unsurpassed histrionic talents, and as a mark of their appreciation of his delinea tion of the characters of Shakspere, 13th July, 1855'—x69 A silver tea and coffee sez7ice, a tea- kottlo with stand and spirit lamp, teapot, coifeepot, sugar basin, "Presented to G. V. Brooke, Esq,, by a few of his many friends in Boston and Providence." A piece of gold quartz, sur mounted by a figure of Shakepere on plinth of virgin gold, "Presented to G. V. Brooke, Esq., by the Company of Mr Coppin's Olympic, Melbourne." Some other articles, the property of 41r Brooke, were also sold. The collection rea lised about £3OO. The Orcadian says that a linnet's nest with five eggs was found in tbc mainsail of a Kirkwall packet boat, the sail not having been unfurled for about a fortnight pro. vionsly, The Queen's Return to Windsor, Her 11 hjesty, accompanied by the Princess He ena, Louise, and Beatrice, Prince Leopold, the Princess of Leiningen, and the Princess Alberta of Leiningen, arrived at Windsor yesterday morning, having left Balmoral about one o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Her Majesty and the Royal family, with the suite and attendants, travelled from Aboyne by a special train of 15 carriages provided by the Lou• don and North Wester❑ Railway. The royal saloon was placed in the centre of the train, and was occupied by the Queen and Princess Helena; the two saloons next, and in front of the royal saloon were occupied by Princess Louise, Princess Leiningen, Princess Alberta, Lady Cnurch . ill, Mrs. Bruce, and attendants ; while the saloon in the rear of the Queen's was set apart for the Princess Beatrice, the governess and maids; Prince Leopold and certain members of the Court. The royal train started from Aboyne station et 2.30 p.m., and travelled along the Deeside Railway to Aberdeen, and thence to Perth (122 k miles), which was reached at 6.18 in the evening. An hour's stay was made here, in order that the royal passengers and their suite might take some refresh ment. Carlisle, the first station of the London and North• Western Railway, and 2731 miles from Aboyne, was made at 11.40 p.m., and the junction with the Great Western Railway et Bushbury (454 miles) at 5.10 a.m. At this point the care of the royal train wag transferred to the charge of Mr. J. Grierson, the general manager, and Mr. Kelley, the divisional superintendent, of the Great Western Railway, and the train then proceeded ma its way to Windsor, finally arriving at the terminus of the Great Western Railway at 8 55—just five minutes before the appointed time. The journey from Balmoral, a disrance of about 600 miles, having been performed in 20 hours. About five minutes previous to the Frrival of the royal train, his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, ac companied by his suite, drove into the station yard, and, alighting at the Queen's private entrance, passed on the platform, where he >R waited the ap pearance of the Queen. As her Majesty and each member of the royal family left the saloons they were most affectionately received by Prince Ai tt ed. Her Majesty, who oP' peered to have borne the fatigue of the long journey remarkably well, seemed in excellent nealth. The royal party then entered the c trriages, which were driven rapidly up the hill to the castle. The royal waneard was hoisted on the Round Tower immediately on the quadrangle: being reacned. Tb° Queen's retutn to Windsor was conducted with ea' creme privacy, and there was not even a guard of honour at the station. Hitherto no objection has been made to the pre' senee of the to wnspeople on the platform to welcome the Queen on her arriv3l; but, for some reason not exactly apparent, the most rigorous orders were given to exc:ude the public from the station. The privilege of being present at her Mjesty's arrival has always been highly valued, and on the present occacien the Mayor of Windsor (Mr. T. Clew), Mr. Alderman Blunt, many of the pri2eipal inha bitants, and a number of ladies, hastened to the station, but the railway police refused them admit tance. The strict orders which had evidently been issued were carried out to the letter, so that pro bably, for the first time in the loyal borough Or New Windsor, its mayor was turned back and pre vented from proceeding to the platform to Jo homage to his Sovereign. tembur g l e f t the unswick'llotel, H's Royal ilighcese t he Prince Philip of Wa r• day, on a v i s i t to the Prince and Princess of Wales at Frog more. Jerrnyn-street, yester- FRANCE. east resistance. quil. Execution of La Pommeraisi Caeh. Acc oun t . Orleans ....... . B7l 25 .. 872 50 Northern . 992 50 .. 992 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 865 .. 865 New ditto — • • -- Southern Western ___ Eastern .... ....... :, .. 465 .. 466 25 Sanlinian .......... 370 .. 370 Austrian Lotrbard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona SPAIN. ITALY, A Turin letter of the 4th contains the following : —" Great attention is directed towards the finances of Italy at the present moment. People often speak without reflection on that grave matter, and it is well, in order to remove all uncertainty on the subject, to hear competent men expreas themselves clearly and openly, as was done this evening oy M. Lanza, the president of the general commission on the Budget. That gentleman said that the deficit on the Budget for the current year would not be less than 300,000,000 f., and the Minister of Finance did not contest the exactitud e of those figures. However enormous that amount may b e , it would cause no uneasiness to the Italians and the friends of Italy ; if for many years yet a deficit of certainly not less than 200,000,000 f. was not expected. The most immediate of the anxieties and efforts of Count Cavour was the formation of a numerous, powerful, and well - disciplined army. We have several times heard him sav Th e formation of a strong Italian army is the first step towards the assimilation of the different elements of the Italian family.' But, however numerous the Italian army may be, it is not yet in a position to conquer Venatia. That was at least said a few days back by the Minister of War in announcing that, in spite of his 380,000 men, Italy was not yet in a situation to do without allies. The fact must be stated that savings are being made on the War Budget. If Italy has not an army of 500,000 men to throw Minister of Fin ance , a l arme d at t h e d e ficit, does not on the other s id e o f t h e Mi cc i o, the reason to that the dare to increase the Effective of the army. For a journals moat d evo t e d to the princip le of authority long time pa s t men o f t h e M o d era t e party and the have said—' Eith er war or di sarma ment.' That is perhaps an in correct manner of putt i ng the question. The latter would be an act of co abdication. What oug h t to b e sa id is ' War and disarmament.'" cowar dice, and an d A communication from Naples says :—" M. Affiitto, prefect o f thi s c i ty, w h o wa s thought by many to be in disgrace, h as j us t been named by a motu proprio of the King, to the dignity of Grand Cordon of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus. The military tribunal has just condemned to 20years imprisonment an officer who, be i ng surrounded by briga n d s , surren d ered. The munici pal councils of the voted assistance for Neapolitan commu nes h ave all m Neapo the widows of th e P o l es an d for the famishing inhabitants of Hung ary , I n the litan celebrities, both living and meantime dead, are thought of—the philosopher Pietro Giannone, who will soon have a monument in Naples, and the young impro visator, Giannina Milli, i n f a vour of whom the ladies of Florenc e h as ra i se d a ge nerous subscrip• lion in order to avoid,' sa y s M. Niccolo Tommeseo, the too frequent repetition of those trials and ex ertions of the mind which are not less distressing to witness than admirable in themselves. The fact is ,hat this poor young girl excited at the same time applause and pity at the theatres and concert rooms where, in order to °hula a living, she was con- . _ . demned to periodical exhibitions of her intellectual strength." Count Munster has arrived at thu Hyda-park Hotel from Hanover. The Count and Countess d'Haussonville have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, an their return to Paris. Viscount and Viscountess Stratford d RedcliffE entertain the Marquis of Sligo, Count Munster, Lady Charlotte Denison, Lady Geary and Miss Geary, and a select party, at dinner, on Tuesday, at their residence in Grosvenor-Ware, PARIS, JUNE 9. The Constitutionnel of to-day says :—" The re plies of Austria and Prussia have arrived. These Powers are stated to consent to the prolongation of the armistice for a fortnight," the Marabo ut S i -el-Azerey had Official despatches received h ere from Algeria, asset) at Gu e ld-B ouz i d, but p L ul a s P ed. G eneral Rose arrived at announce that w attacked o r o G u e s n l y e r r a e l Zamorah on the 3d without having experienced the The province of Constantin e ma remained Iran PARIS, JUNE 9. La Primmerais was executed this morning at six o'clock. BOURSE, June B . — Easiness continues very limited in am , ,unt, speculators refraining from operations in the present unsettled state of political affairs. The market however, remains firm. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 67f. Mobilier show a slight improvement, being now at 1,137 f. 50c, Railway Market quiet, with but trifling variations. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent 5....... 93 40 Italian Loan 7O 20 i Do. end month.... --- 3 per Cents ..... 66 7 5 Ditto Threes 42 50 Do. end month 7O 20 Do. end month.... 67 05 New Mexican Credit Mobilier.... 11 35 Russian Do. end month.... 1 138 75 Austrian Bank Shares ...... 3360 Spanish Threes 5O i Credit I , oncier ....1250 --Home Debt ..... . 50 25 Roman .......... 75 35 Deferred RAILwAYS. A communication from Madrid in the Messager of Bayonne says :—" The question of Peru occupies general attention. Public opinion is excited, and urges the Government to adopt energetic measures to avenge the outraged dignity of Spain. It is thought disastrous that the Spanish Government should have so foolishly exhausted itself and sacri ficed 10,000 men in the unhealthy land of Santo Domingo. But the general feeling does not stop at such considerations. It only sees a State guilty of wrongs against Spain. The discussion on the bill re lative to pub:ic meetings continues in the Congress. M. Polo delivered a speech on the subject, in which ho made some very good remarks. He proved that the abstention of the Progressista party was th 3 result of the direction imparted to the suffrage, which can only be falsified in the ,:resent state of things. The committee appointed to examine the bill on the press bus constituted itself under the presidentship of M. Coello, with M. Barca as secretary. Irs ' report will, it is said, be presented in a few days. ( The formation of a Progressista committee is also announced, and of which most of the men of that party who recognise the Duke de la Victoria as the chief, will form part. The Minister of Marine has presented for the signature of her Majesty a decree for the new organisation of th e guards-costae Count de Reuss h as re t urne d t o Madrid."